'Smacking' definitions:
Definition of 'smacking'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Smacking'
From: GCIDE
- Smack \Smack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Smacking.] [OE. smaken to taste, have a taste, -- from the noun; cf. AS. smecan taste; akin to D. smaken, G. schmecken, OHG. smechen to taste, smach?n to have a taste (and, derived from the same source, G. schmatzen to smack the lips, to kiss with a sharp noise, MHG. smatzen, smackzeen), Icel. smakka to taste, Sw. smaka, Dan. smage. See 2d Smack, n.]
- 1. To have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular taste. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To have or exhibit and indication or suggestion of the presence of any character or quality; to have a taste, or flavor; -- used with of; as, a remark smacking of contempt. [1913 Webster + PJC]
- All sects, all ages, smack of this vice. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To make a noise by the separation of the lips after tasting anything. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Smacking'
From: GCIDE
- Smacking \Smack"ing\, n. A sharp, quick noise; a smack. [1913 Webster]
- Like the faint smacking of an after kiss. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Smacking'
From: GCIDE
- Smacking \Smack"ing\ (sm[a^]k"[i^]ng), a. Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as, a smacking breeze. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'smacking'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- active,
- activist,
- activistic,
- acute,
- aggressive,
- alive,
- animated,
- bouncing,
- bouncy,
- breezy,
- brisk,
- bubbly,
- chipper,
- dynamic,
- ebullient,
- effervescent,
- energetic,
- enterprising,
- enthusiastic,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- frisky,
- full of go,
- full of life,
- full of pep,
- go-go,
- hearty,
- impetuous,
- incisive,
- intense,
- keen,
- kinetic,
- live,
- lively,
- living,
- lusty,
- mercurial,
- mettlesome,
- militant,
- peppy,
- perky,
- pert,
- quicksilver,
- robust,
- snappy,
- spanking,
- spirited,
- sprightly,
- spry,
- strenuous,
- strong,
- take-charge,
- take-over,
- trenchant,
- vibrant,
- vigorous,
- vivacious,
- vivid,
- zestful,
- zesty,
- zingy,
- zippy